Critical Praise for Stealing the Devil's Guitar:

"Excitement doesn't come cheap, and Popa Chubby gets it every way he can in these 13 eclectic songs. The New York City singer/axe-mangler keeps things rolling at a heart-thumping pace by one-upping Satan on "Slide Devil Man Slide" and the jazz-inflected instrumental "The Devil's Guitar," running drugs in "Smuggler's Game," and cranking the steel-on-steel peal of six-string slide to the max. But he makes time for soul, too, plunging into the funky old-school R&B of "Back in My Baby's Arms" and covering Mississippi hill country matriarch Jessie Mae Hemphill's prayerful "Lord, Help the Poor and Needy" (retitled here "In the World"). Toss in the blues-rocker "Long Deep Hard and Wide" and the acoustic bluegrass thriller "Buffalo Chips"--where Chubby blazes through a sweet and breezy melody on mandolin, Dobro, and guitar--and you've got the full profile of an artist whose talent is even bigger than his considerable girth."
- Ted Drozdowski

Critical Praise for "The Good, The Bad, and The Chubby"

"No one could accuse Popa Chubby of being a blues purist - his songs are way too adventurous for that - but, with his soulful playing and explosive tones, Chubby wears that raw, funky, urban vibe like a badge of honor."
- Art Thompson, Guitar Player

"... Somebody Let The Devil Out, is a killer fusion of stone blues, psychedelic rock and trip-hop that may be the best 9/11 inspired song out there." * * * *
- Ted Drozdowski, Pulse!

"...if Chubby's blues were food, they'd be the kind that stay crispy in milk. The Good, The Bad, And The Chubby is his most confident effort yet."
- Genevieve Williams, Blues Revue

"Truly a bluesman for the new millennium - purists may cringe at that thought - Popa Chubby (born Ted Horowitz) has an abiding affection for the tradition but uses it only as a springboard for his distinctive style. With The Good, the Bad and the Chubby, the rotund New York guitar-slinger has created his most compelling artistic statement yet." ***1/2
- Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer

"If you don't already know Popa Chubby, he's a funkier version of John Popper, with incredible guitars added to an arsenal of harmonica and unique vocals that fall somewhere between Big Rude Jake and Ray Charles. Chubby's guitar talents are versatile, ranging from slide-guitar blues to electric riffs on "No Trouble No More" (which is reminiscent of vintage Aerosmith)."
- Paul Baretta, CMJ